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Immunology
Immunology is the study of the structuree and function of the immune system which is responsible for the protection from invading foreign macromolecules or organisms. It is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in both healthy states and immunological disorders (autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, transplant rejection); the physical, chemical and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo.
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dendritic epidermal T cells
Biology; Immunology
Dendritic epidermal T cells (dETCs), are a specialized class of γ:δ T cells found in the skin of mice and some other species, but not humans. All dETCs have the same γ:δ T-cell receptor; their ...
altered peptide ligand
Biology; Immunology
An altered peptide ligand, or partial agonist, is a peptide, usually closely related to an agonist peptide in amino acid sequence, that induces only a partial response from T cells specific for the ...
D gene segments
Biology; Immunology
D gene segments, or diversity gene segments, are short DNA sequences that join the V and J gene segments in rearranged immunoglobulin heavy-chain genes and in T-cell receptor β and δ chain genes. See ...
macrophage mannose receptor
Biology; Immunology
The macrophage mannose receptor is highly specific for certain carbohydrates that occur on the surface of some pathogens but not on host cells.
membrane immunoglobulin
Biology; Immunology
B cells carry on their surfaces many molecules of membrane immunoglobulin (mIg) of a single specificity, which acts as the receptor for antigen.
pentraxins
Biology; Immunology
Pentraxins are a family of acute-phase proteins formed of five identical subunits, to which C-reactive protein and serum amyloid protein belong.
opportunistic pathogen
Biology; Immunology
An opportunistic pathogen is a microorganism that causes disease only in individuals with compromised host defense mechanisms, as occurs in AIDS.
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